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Data report Published October 7, 2026By Ray H., A-LA Auto Insurance

Hail Alley, Texas: Tarrant, Denton, Collin and Bexar Logged More Hail Reports Than Any Other Texas Counties From 2015 to 2025

Data: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, 2015–2025.

The short answer

Texas recorded 14,072 hail reports from 2015 through 2025, more than any other state and 14.5% of the U.S. total. The four Texas counties with the most reports are Tarrant (482), Denton (379), Collin (316) and Bexar (302): three in Dallas–Fort Worth and one in San Antonio.

A liability-only policy pays for damage you cause to others. It does not fix your own car after a hailstorm. We counted every hail report NOAA has on file for Texas from 2015 to 2025 to show which Dallas–Fort Worth and San Antonio counties see hail most often, how big the stones get, and when the season peaks.

  • 14,072

    Texas hail reports, 2015–2025

    14.5% of the U.S. total

  • 482

    in Tarrant County, #1 in Texas

    NOAA NCEI

  • 4 of 4

    top Texas hail counties are in DFW or San Antonio

    Tarrant, Denton, Collin, Bexar

  • 89.0%

    of reports fall between March and June

    Texas, 2015–2025

Key findings

  1. Texas logged more hail reports than any other state. From 2015 through 2025, NOAA recorded 14,072 hail reports in Texas, 14.5% of the 97,094 nationwide. Kansas was a distant second with 8,265. Hail was reported in 253 of Texas's 254 counties. (NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database)
  2. The state's top four hail counties are all in A-LA's two metros. Tarrant County ranks first in Texas with 482 reports on 91 different days, followed by Denton (379), Collin (316) and Bexar (302). Together they account for 1,479 reports, 10.5% of the state total. Collin County had the most golf-ball-size-or-larger reports of any county in our study (105). (NOAA NCEI)
  3. Stones bigger than a baseball have fallen in both metros. The largest hail on record in our study area was 5.9 inches near Sanger in Denton County on June 15, 2023. Bexar County recorded 5.5-inch hail on May 3, 2021, and Collin and Tarrant each recorded stones of 5 inches or more. NOAA's Storm Prediction Center classes 1.75-inch hail as golf ball size and 2 inches as hen egg size. (NOAA NCEI; SPC hail size table)
  4. Hail season is spring. 89.0% of Texas hail reports came between March and June, and May alone had 5,162. (NOAA NCEI)
  5. The last three years were all above average. Texas had 1,912 hail reports in 2023, the most of any year in the period, and 2024 and 2025 also topped the 11-year average of 1,279. Tarrant County alone logged 106 reports in 2024, the highest one-year count for any county in our study. (NOAA NCEI) More reports can also reflect more spotters and better reporting, so this is not proof of a long-term trend.
  6. Single storms can cost more than a billion dollars. The National Weather Service estimated property damage from the April 12, 2016 hailstorm in Bexar County at $1.36 billion, and from the May 19, 2023 storm in Collin County at $400 million. (NOAA NCEI, event IDs 623870 and 1100485) These are NWS estimates entered with the storm report, not insurance claim totals.

County data: Dallas–Fort Worth and San Antonio

Hail reports by county, 2015–2025Dallas–Fort WorthSan Antonio areaDarker part = golf ball size or largerBar chart. Tarrant: 482 reports; Denton: 379 reports; Collin: 316 reports; Bexar: 302 reports. Lowest is Rockwall: 30. Every figure is in the table.
  • Tarrant (DFW; 104 golf ball or larger)482
  • Denton (DFW; 103 golf ball or larger)379
  • Collin (DFW; 105 golf ball or larger)316
  • Bexar (San Antonio area; 85 golf ball or larger)302
  • Dallas (DFW; 37 golf ball or larger)202
  • Parker (DFW; 36 golf ball or larger)148
  • Ellis (DFW; 32 golf ball or larger)147
  • Johnson (DFW; 34 golf ball or larger)120
  • Comal (San Antonio area; 19 golf ball or larger)79
  • Kaufman (DFW; 13 golf ball or larger)64
  • Guadalupe (San Antonio area; 3 golf ball or larger)39
  • Rockwall (DFW; 12 golf ball or larger)30

Swipe the table sideways to see every column.

Hail reports by county, 2015–2025
CountyAreaTexas rankHail reportsGolf ball or larger (1.75 in+)Hen egg or larger (2 in+)Hail daysLargest hail
TarrantDFW#148210459915.0 in
DentonDFW#237910360845.9 in
CollinDFW#331610563655.25 in
BexarSan Antonio#43028553585.5 in
DallasDFW#92023723664.0 in
ParkerDFW#191483617413.0 in
EllisDFW#201473215403.75 in
JohnsonDFW#261203415444.0 in
ComalSan Antonio#4979194322.75 in
KaufmanDFW#6464136253.5 in
GuadalupeSan Antonio#1213932172.0 in
RockwallDFW#15430129134.0 in
TexasStatewide#1 in U.S.14,0724,452———

Texas rank is among all 254 counties by number of hail reports, 2015–2025. Hail days = distinct dates with at least one report. Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database.

Year by year, and month by month

Texas hail reports by yearAll reportsGolf ball or largerColumn chart. The year with the most reports was 2023 (1,912); the fewest, 2022 (751). Annual average: 1,279.
  1. 1,153'15 (2015; 382 golf ball or larger)
  2. 1,388'16 (2016; 478 golf ball or larger)
  3. 1,290'17 (2017; 392 golf ball or larger)
  4. 911'18 (2018; 244 golf ball or larger)
  5. 1,394'19 (2019; 440 golf ball or larger)
  6. 1,018'20 (2020; 263 golf ball or larger)
  7. 1,214'21 (2021; 383 golf ball or larger)
  8. 751'22 (2022; 204 golf ball or larger)
  9. 1,912'23 (2023; 692 golf ball or larger)
  10. 1,588'24 (2024; 519 golf ball or larger)
  11. 1,453'25 (2025; 455 golf ball or larger)

Swipe the table sideways to see every year.

Hail reports by year and county, 2015–2025
County20152016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Tarrant17361426335256185810666
Denton628402335133630598524
Collin64437373572325353433
Bexar8636918304514453034
Dallas6513132092912512816
Texas1,1531,3881,2909111,3941,0181,2147511,9121,5881,453

Highlighted = each county's busiest year. Source: NOAA NCEI.

When Texas gets hail: reports by month, 2015–2025Column chart. May has 5,162 reports and April 3,923. March through June hold 89.0% of the total.
  1. 152Jan
  2. 195Feb
  3. 1,575Mar
  4. 3,923Apr
  5. 5,162May
  6. 1,869Jun
  7. 188Jul
  8. 215Aug
  9. 297Sep
  10. 194Oct
  11. 194Nov
  12. 108Dec

What this means for drivers

  • Hail damage needs comprehensive coverage. TDI says comprehensive (other than collision) coverage pays if your car is damaged by something other than a collision, and lists hail as an example. (TDI Auto Insurance Guide)
  • Financing or leasing? It's usually required. TDI notes that if you still owe money on your car, your lender will require collision and comprehensive coverage.
  • Know your deductible before spring. Comprehensive claims carry a deductible. Pick one you could pay in May, when Texas hail peaks.
  • Park under cover March through June. A garage, carport or parking deck is the cheapest hail protection there is. Watch National Weather Service warnings for your county.
  • Document damage right away. Take dated photos of every panel and the glass before any repair, and report the claim promptly.
  • Liability-only drivers: decide on purpose. If your car would be hard to replace, ask an agent to price comprehensive alongside your Texas 30/60/25 liability coverage.

Learn more: what comprehensive insurance covers in Texas. A-LA Auto Insurance is a Texas agency with 19 offices in Dallas–Fort Worth and 2 in San Antonio. (TDI agency license #3107286)

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Methodology

Data. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), Storm Events Database. We downloaded the bulk CSV “details” files for 2015 through 2025 on October 7, 2026 (the 2025 file was created August 19, 2026). Field definitions follow NCEI's bulk CSV format guide.

Counting. We kept rows where the event type is “Hail”. A report is one event record for one county. Golf ball or larger means a recorded hail size of 1.75 inches or more, and hen egg or larger 2.00 inches or more, following the Storm Prediction Center hail size table. Hail days counts distinct dates with at least one report in the county. Texas ranks compare all 254 counties; state ranks compare all states in the file.

Study area. “DFW” means the nine counties in the table (Dallas, Tarrant, Collin, Denton, Ellis, Johnson, Kaufman, Parker, Rockwall). “San Antonio area” means Bexar, Comal and Guadalupe. This is not the official metropolitan area definition.

Damage figures. Dollar amounts are the property-damage estimates the National Weather Service entered with each report. We quote only individual records and do not total them by county.

Limitations

  • Reports, not storms. One storm can produce several records in the same county, and a storm crossing several counties is recorded in each. Counts show how often hail was recorded.
  • Population matters. Hail is reported by people. Fast-growing suburban counties have more spotters, so they may record hail that would go unreported in rural areas.
  • Damage estimates are uneven. Many reports carry no damage estimate at all. NWS estimates are not insurance losses and are not comparable across counties.
  • Sizes are as reported. Hail size comes from spotters and observers and is the largest stone reported, not the typical stone.

How to cite this report

Short: “...according to an A-LA Auto Insurance analysis of NOAA storm data.”

Full: A-LA Auto Insurance. Hail Alley, Texas: Hail Risk by County, 2015–2025. October 7, 2026. https://alaautoinsurance.com/resources/texas-hail-risk-by-county. Underlying data: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database.

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Frequently asked questions

Tarrant County. It logged 482 hail reports in NOAA's Storm Events Database from 2015 through 2025, more than any other Texas county, on 91 different days. Denton (379), Collin (316) and Bexar (302) rank second through fourth.